A dolphin in Australia steals food from fish in the grossest way
A dolphin in Australia steals food from fish in the grossest way Gail Sherman 10:25 am Thu Sep 24, 2026 dolphin steals food from fish — A bottlenose dolphin. Photo: Shutterstock If you have ever eaten French fries in the vicinity of seagulls, you have experienced kleptoparasitism, even if you don't know the word. Bald eagles harass ospreys into dropping fish.
- ▪A dolphin in Australia steals food from fish in the grossest way Gail Sherman 10:25 am Thu Sep 24, 2026 dolphin steals food from fish — A bottlenose dolphin.
- ▪Photo: Shutterstock If you have ever eaten French fries in the vicinity of seagulls, you have experienced kleptoparasitism, even if you don't know the word.
- ▪Bald eagles harass ospreys into dropping fish.
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| Canonical URL | https://boingboing.net/2026/09/24/a-dolphin-in-australia-steals-food-from-fish-in-the-grossest.html |
| Publication time | Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:25:24 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-24T17:55:26.249Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-24T17:55:26.249Z |
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A dolphin in Australia steals food from fish in the grossest way Gail Sherman 10:25 am Thu Sep 24, 2026 dolphin steals food from fish — A bottlenose dolphin. Photo: Shutterstock If you have ever eaten French fries in the vicinity of seagulls, you have experienced kleptoparasitism, even if you don't know the word. Seagulls snatch fries from humans. Bald eagles harass ospreys into dropping fish. Pea crabs live inside mollusks like clams and oysters and steal their food. A new study describes a dolphin in Australia's Great Barrier Reef using a different, more disgusting method.
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